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I.I.S. Board of Directors
Joseph Wasilewski, President
Homestead, FL

Joseph Burgess, Vice-president
Jacksonville, FL

A.C. Echternacht, Ph.D., Treasurer
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

AJ Gutman, Executive Secretary and 
Associate Editor of IGUANA
West Hartford, CT

John & Sandy Binns, Directors, Associate Editors
of IGUANA and Internet Operations
International Reptile Conservation Foundation,
San Jose, CA

Gunther Köhler, Ph.D. and Elke Köhler,
Directors
Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum
Senckenberg & Herpeton, Frankfurt, Germany

Robert Powell, Ph.D., Director and Editor of
IGUANA
Avila University, Kansas City, MO

I.I.S. Editorial/Advisory Board
Allison C. Alberts, Ph.D.
IUCN/SSC Iguana Specialist Group and
Zoological Society of San Diego, San Diego, CA

John Bendon, Illustrator for IGUANA
Bath, England

Gordon M. Burghardt, Ph.D.
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

Frederic J. Burton
Blue Iguana Recovery Program, Grand Cayman,
Cayman Islands

Jorge Ferrari
Organización de Rescate y Protección de Reptiles
y Anfibios, Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Matthias Goetz, Dipl.-Biol.
Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, Jersey, 
British Isles

Alexander Gutsche, Dipl.-Biol.
Humboldt Universität, Berlin, Germany

Richard Hudson
International Iguana Foundation and 
Fort Worth Zoo, Fort Worth, TX

John B. Iverson, Ph.D.
Earlham College, Richmond, IN

Chuck Knapp
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Michael Ripca, Managing Editor of IGUANA
Leaping Lizards Graphic Design, Atco, NJ

Thomas Wiewandt, Ph.D.
Wild Horizons, Tucson, AZ

Founder
Robert W. Ehrig
Big Pine Key, FL

Statement of Purpose
The International Iguana Society, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to preserving the biological diversity of iguanas.
We believe that the best way to protect iguanas and other native plants and animals is to preserve natural habitats and to encour-
age development of sustainable economies compatible with the maintenance of biodiversity. To this end, we will: (1) engage in
active conservation, initiating, assisting, and funding conservation efforts in cooperation with U.S. and international governmen-
tal and private agencies; (2) promote educational efforts related to the preservation of biodiversity; (3) build connections between
individuals and the academic, zoo, and conservation communities, providing conduits for education and for involving the general
public in efforts to preserve endangered species; and (4) encourage the dissemination and exchange of information on the ecology,
population biology, behavior, captive husbandry, taxonomy, and evolution of iguanas.

Membership Information
Iguana, the Journal of The International Iguana Society, is distributed quarterly to members and member organizations.
Annual dues:
Individual U.S. and Canadian Membership  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25.00
Individual Foreign Membership  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35.00
U.S. and Canadian Organizational Membership*  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35.00
Foreign Organizational Membership*  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $45.00

(*receives double copies of Iguana)
Additional copies are available at a cost of $6.00 including postage. 

JOIN ON-LINE AT:  www.IguanaSociety.org

Membership questions? Call AJ at 860-236-8203, or write to: The International Iguana Society, Inc., 133 Steele
Road, West Hartford, CT 06119

Solicitations
Members of the I.I.S. are encouraged to contribute articles, letters to the Editor, news items, and announcements for publication
in IGUANA. General articles can deal with any aspect of iguana biology, including conservation, behavior, ecology, physiology,
systematics, or husbandry. Submission of photographs to accompany articles is encouraged.

Manuscripts may be submitted via e-mail (send to ctenosaura@cyclura.com). For any contribution, please include your name,
address, phone number, and e-mail address. Authors of one page or more of print are entitled to five copies of the issue in which
their article appears.

Advertising Policy of IGUANA
We advertise only non-living products (except feeder insects). All products have been examined and been found to be high quality
and fairly priced. Contact Sandy Binns, Advertising Director, at sandy@cyclura.com or 3010 Magnum Drive, San Jose, CA 95135.

IGUANA Copyright ©2004 by The International Iguana Society, Inc., 133 Steele Road, West Hartford, CT 06119 USA. ISSN # 1098-6324. The contents of IGUANA, excluding Research Articles, Research Updates, and reprinted articles,
may be reproduced for inclusion in the newsletters of other herpetological societies, provided the material is reproduced without change and with appropriate credits, and a copy of the publication is sent to The International Iguana Society.
Occasional exceptions may be made to this policy.

Editors’ Remarks
As promised in this space in the previous issue, we want to explain our reasoning for including profiles of
“iguana people” and of species that coexist with the iguanas that are and will continue to be the focus of
every issue. “Iguana people” fall into several categories. Most of the individuals we’ve profiled to date and
probably most of those we’ll feature in future issues have been heavily involved in conservation of iguanas.
However, we have and will continue to feature researchers whose work has provided new insights into the
evolutionary relationships, behavior, or ecology of iguanas. We also intend to profile individuals whose
expertise is in husbandry. Regardless, however, of an individual’s specialties, these are folks who have made
an impact in the arena of iguana biology. Why do we think this is important? Three main reasons apply:
(1) These are people who can and should serve as role models for aspiring conservationists, academics,
researchers, or advanced herpetoculturists. (2) We would like to think that reading about these persons will
inspire readers to emulate them, even if that requires an expansion of one’s “comfort zone” by tackling issues
that seem beyond one’s ability. (3) These are neat folks and reading about their exploits can be fun as well
as inspiring and educational.

“Species profiles” are not intended to be inspirational — but they are intended to be educational.
Because we believe that most persons interested in iguanas also have an interest in their habitats and in the
other animals with which those are shared, providing brief glimpses into the lives of reptiles that live in areas
that are featured in the iguana-centered articles should serve to enlighten and entertain.

These regular features, along with those that focus on husbandry and historical perspectives, reflect
our efforts to meet the needs and special interests of our readers. We remain open, however, to the inclu-
sion of more and different sorts of information. If you have ideas about articles that you would like to see
in IGUANA, please feel free to contact any member of the editorial board. We’d enjoy hearing from you.

Bob Powell, AJ Gutman, and John Binns